Available in ebook and audiobook from 1 August 2023, paperback march 2024

Inspired by the stories of the heroines of the Italian Resistance, this dual-timeframe story is a portrait of war and a powerful exploration of how far we will go to protect our families, set between World War II Naples and the glamorous Golden Age of Hollywood.

'Do it,' she said to the German, her voice a rasping whisper. 'Shoot me if you dare. I am Maddalena.'

Naples 1943
Luisa Giordano has faced many losses: her mother to a deadly illness, the man she loved to the Nazis when war came to Italy, and her unborn child at the hands of her own husband. All Luisa has left is her voice, and when she learns her husband is colluding with the enemy, she knows she must use it to fuel the women of Naples with fire.

Los Angeles 1964
Hollywood starlet Lola Hart has come a long way from the backstreets of Naples, the glamorous parties a way to dull the pain of the past. When she is offered the role of a lifetime portraying a heroine of the Italian resistance, she knows returning home means confronting old ghosts. But as she seeks out the story behind the film, she realises there are many in Naples with secrets, and that the woman she is to play held the greatest one of all...

Available in ebook and audiobook from 21 July 2022, paperback march 2023

1941. Darkness descends over London as the sirens begin to howl and the bombs rain down. In the midst of all the chaos is a woman gripping a window ledge on the first floor of a Baker Street hotel. As flames rise around her, she is forced to take her chances.

1997. Historical archivist Amy Novak has lost the two great loves in her life: her husband, Michael, and her first love, music. When a newly declassified file lands on her desk, she is astonished to uncover proof that Agent 'Colette' existed - a name spoken only in whispers; an identity so secret that it has never been verified. Her discovery leads her to MI6 'godmother' Verity Cooper - a woman with secrets of her own - and on to the streets of Paris where she will uncover a story of unimaginable choices, extraordinary courage and a love that will defy even the darkest days of World War Two . . . https://tinyurl.com/3k6j9bur

Available in paperback, ebook and audiobook from 17 March 2022

‘A beautifully constructed, emotional read ‘

JILL MANSELL

In the heart of occupied France in 1942, the village schoolteacher warns her pupils of the dangers that now face them at the end of each school day, as they cross the border into Free France and run into their mothers’ arms.

Decades later, Hannah Stone discovers a letter from her dear, late grandmother. As she begins to unravel a forgotten history of wartime bravery and sacrifice, she discovers the heartrending secret that binds her grandmother to a village schoolteacher, the remarkable Lucie Laval.

‘Such a book. So much talent’ KATIE FFORDE, author of A Springtime Affair

‘I felt so passionately involved in Flo’s journey. A GORGEOUS read’ PRIMA, Book of the Month

‘An engaging novel, strong on character and place, that kept me wanting to know more’ DAILY MAIL

‘A lovely read, with the descriptions of the 60s jet-set particularly evocative’ HEAT

‘A gorgeous, tender debut’ KATE RIORDAN, author of The Heatwave

‘I was gripped, desperate to solve the mystery of Nancy Moon’ SARAH HAYWOOD, author of The Cactus